highlighter
noun
high·light·er
ˈhī-ˌlī-tər 
plural highlighters
1
: a cosmetic for making facial features (such as the cheekbones) appear lighter or brighter
To enhance her natural beauty, the former model's complexion is glowing with a light, iridescent highlighter on her cheeks and a clear, glittery gloss on her lips.—
Nicole Saunders
Nicole Saunders2
: a pen with a broad felt tip and brightly colored transparent ink for marking selected passages in a text
At least 100 publications, from newspapers to scientific journals, come into the building daily, and the editors' scissors and highlighters are never idle.—Keith Henderson
Keith HendersonExamples of highlighter in a Sentence
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The beauty guru also applied various face products, like the cult-favorite Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray and the TikTok-viral Beauty Light Wand blushes and highlighters, to create a glowy base.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
Her drugstore faves include Elf for the blushes and Milani for a gorgeous golden highlighter.
—Tira Urquhart, Essence, 3 June 2024
This works best for shaped pen and brush tools, such as thicker pens and highlighters.
—Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 31 May 2024
Rare Beauty’s products, from a liquid highlighter to a body and hair mist with names like Positive Light and Find Comfort, are designed to be inclusive in terms of shade range and easy-to-use packaging (crucial to Gomez herself, who takes a drug for lupus that can cause her hands to shake).
—Lucy Feldman, TIME, 29 May 2024
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Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
Her drugstore faves include Elf for the blushes and Milani for a gorgeous golden highlighter.
—Tira Urquhart, Essence, 3 June 2024
This works best for shaped pen and brush tools, such as thicker pens and highlighters.
—Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 31 May 2024
Rare Beauty’s products, from a liquid highlighter to a body and hair mist with names like Positive Light and Find Comfort, are designed to be inclusive in terms of shade range and easy-to-use packaging (crucial to Gomez herself, who takes a drug for lupus that can cause her hands to shake).
—Lucy Feldman, TIME, 29 May 2024
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“Highlighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/highlighter. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.
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